Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Plymouth local authority area · mapped crimes
Plymouth · England
Crime and safety
Plymouth council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Plymouth
Police-recorded locations for Plymouth local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
25,776 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 24,821 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 2,061 | 453 |
| October 2024 | 2,110 | 448 |
| November 2024 | 2,080 | 401 |
| December 2024 | 2,027 | 366 |
| January 2025 | 1,918 | 385 |
| February 2025 | 1,864 | 371 |
| March 2025 | 2,042 | 466 |
| April 2025 | 1,971 | 488 |
| May 2025 | 2,187 | 520 |
| June 2025 | 2,154 | 426 |
| July 2025 | 2,296 | 535 |
| August 2025 | 2,111 | 475 |
| September 2025 | 2,011 | 385 |
| October 2025 | 2,103 | 410 |
| November 2025 | 1,905 | 359 |
| December 2025 | 1,982 | 252 |
| January 2026 | 2,074 | 242 |
| February 2026 | 1,908 | 245 |
| March 2026 | 2,214 | 297 |
| April 2026 | 2,222 | 357 |
| May 2026 | 2,307 | 336 |
| June 2026 | 2,303 | 317 |
| July 2026 | 2,429 | 409 |
| August 2026 | 2,318 | 391 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 13,297 |
| criminal damage arson | 2,505 |
| shoplifting | 2,187 |
| other theft | 2,079 |
| public order | 1,909 |
| drugs | 853 |
| vehicle crime | 787 |
| burglary | 589 |
| other crime | 558 |
| possession of weapons | 482 |
| robbery | 225 |
| theft from the person | 198 |
| bicycle theft | 107 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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